used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
ain't
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From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
any thing at all
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
in a state of sleep
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
for the reason that
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
blisteredverbUS /ˈblɪstərd/
past form of “blister” — get blistered
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
the lower side of anything
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
case-knives
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From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
couldn't
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From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
counter-pin
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From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
dog-tiredadjective
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
at any time
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
every person
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
fox-fire
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From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
only a very short time before
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
Jim's
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From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
immediately past
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
lean-tonoun
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
lightning-rod
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From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
not any; not one
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
no person; not anyone
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
SawyernounUS /ˈsɔːjər/
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
in the near future
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
thirty-eightadjective
being eight more than thirty
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
thirty-sevenadjective
being seven more than thirty
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
up to a particular time
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
male cat
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
we'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
at the time that
From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading At last I says: "This ain't no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer."
but in spite of that
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn't see we'd done anything hardly.
you'd
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From this reading Tom said we was right behind Jim's bed now, and we'd dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn't nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim's counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you'd have to raise it up and look under to see the hole.
